I think it was Ben Franklin who said that nothing in this life is certain except death and taxes. And nowhere is that truer than here in the Pelican State. The Tax Foundation just released data that ranks Louisiana #1 in the entire country in sales tax...

Our sources tell us that the cities of both Shreveport and Bossier City have decided not to allow the sale of fireworks this Independence Day holiday season. That is not confirmed by city officials, however.

Chief of Police Willie Shaw announced today that the Shreveport Police Department’s Vice Unit, with the assistance of the Caddo-Shreveport Narcotics Unit, conducted a two day special operation aimed specifically at reducing the sales of alcoholic beverages to minors in Shreveport...